Gramoxone Herbicide Will No Longer Be Produced, But Paraquat Remains Legal
March 17, 2026 | Source: Organic Authority | by Emily Monaco
Syngenta is the Swiss-based agrichemical giant behind the weedkiller Gramoxone, a paraquat-based product. In early March, Syngenta announced that it would cease producing Gramoxone at its Huddersfield, United Kingdom facility by the end of June.
This is good news because paraquat has been linked to a number of health implications, including an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. More than 70 countries have banned agricultural use of the chemical, but it continues to remain legal in the United States.
This is the last production facility worldwide where the Swiss-based company is currently making this product. This announcement marks a step forward in the continued push to ban paraquat once and for all.